with
wɪð
Why going along and fighting take the same word
The picture Two hands are clasped and move as one lump; when one goes, the other goes too. WITHOUT leaves the space beside you empty; WITH puts something into that space, stuck fast.
Where the picture shows up in with
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a person alongside
I'm here with my colleague.
aɪm hɪər wɪð maɪ ˈkɑːliːɡ
A colleague is standing right beside me; we came as a pair.
Two people walk in shoulder to shoulder, not a gap between them.
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a tool stuck to the hand
Please cut the tape with these scissors.
pliːz kʌt ðə teɪp wɪð ðiːz ˈsɪzərz
Take these scissors in your hand and cut the tape.
The scissors are welded to the hand and move wherever the hand moves.
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something that comes attached
The room comes with a small kitchen.
ðə ruːm kʌmz wɪð ə smɔːl ˈkɪtʃɪn
A small kitchen is attached to the room and comes as part of it.
A small kitchen is stuck to the side of the room and cannot be pried off.
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the one you are locked against
Don't argue with the customer.
doʊnt ˈɑːrɡjuː wɪð ðə ˈkʌstəmər
Don't get locked into a back-and-forth with the customer.
Two people press forehead to forehead, pushing but not letting go.
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a manner stuck to the words
She answered with a smile.
ʃiː ˈænsərd wɪð ə smaɪl
Her answer came out with a smile fastened to it.
As the answer comes out, a smile comes out fastened to it.
All of it in one picture
WITH is two bodies stuck together and moving as one. Stick a person on and you get company; stick a tool to your hand and you get a means. Stick a kitchen to a room and you get what comes included, press two faces together and you get a quarrel, stick a smile to a sentence and you get a manner. Wherever WITH appears, there is a partner that will not come off.